Mike Geffner

Mike Geffneris a retired 30-year professional journalist who published thousands of stories in countless major publications, includingUSA Today, Details Magazine, The Sporting News, Cigar Aficionado, The Writer, NY Post's Page Six Magazineand TheVillage Voice. He interviewed everyone from formerPresident Richard NixontoForest WhitakertoKareem Abdul-JabbartoDerek JetertoSandy KoufaxtoDennis Hopper. His work won him several awards, including first place for profile writing by theSociety of Professional Journalists, and he was acknowledged for excellence seven times by the annual anthologyThe Best American Sports Writing, published byHoughton Mifflin. He's been a private writing coach and workshop host for decades, and he is the founder of bothThe Inspired Wordspoken word/poetry series (https://InspiredWordNYC.com,@InspiredWordNYCon all social media platforms) and the popular online writing discussion forum, blog and newsletterMike's Writing Workshop, which ended in 2010. On August 26, 2020, he signed a deal to have one of his stories made into a feature film.

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